Based on the evidence and testimony from 16 witnesses, the DCP said the bar doesn't deserve that privilege.

"I'm very proud of Hamden's outstanding law enforcement and our chief, Tom Wydra, and so thankful that Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT) put such tireless effort working to reduce gun violence in our society in general and today achieving a victory in that goal in Hamden," the town's mayor, Curt Leng, said.

But the owner, Fazlay Rabbi, told NBC Connecticut in September that making his business suffer is not the solution.